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-A Python library for accessing the Twitter API.
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-Requires Python 2.5 or later. Sorry no Python 3 support yet.
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-Website: http://tweepy.github.com/
-Git Repository: http://github.com/tweepy/tweepy.git
-Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/tweepy
-IRC Channel: freenode.net #tweepy
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-How to contribute a patch:
-  1. Fork Tweepy on github.com
-  2. Create a new branch
-  3. Commit changes to this branch
-  4. Send a pull request
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+Tweepy [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/tweepy/tweepy.png)](https://travis-ci.org/tweepy/tweepy)
+======
+A Python library for accessing the Twitter API.
+
+Installation
+------------
+The easiest way to install the latest version
+is by using pip/easy_install to pull it from PyPI:
+
+    pip install tweepy
+
+You may also use Git to clone the repository from
+Github and install it manually:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy.git
+    python setup.py install
+
+**Note** only Python 2.5 to 2.7 is supported at
+the moment. The Python 3 family is not yet supported.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+  - [Website (Work in-progress)](http://tweepy.github.com/)
+  - [Twitter Developers](http://dev.twitter.com/)
+
+Community
+---------
+  - [Google Group/Mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/tweepy)
+  - IRC Chat (Freenode.net #tweepy)
+